Help shape the future of education! Survey coming soon!

Please take our short survey about education and schools. This survey will take about 5 to 8 minutes and will give us valuable feedback on how to support learning. Your responses will help guide the creation of new education programs and services.

Your voice will help us create a new Tribal Education program representing all Chugachmiut! Quyanaa!

We are hosting our annual Christmas Card Design Contest with a chance to win one of three prizes! The grand prize winner will be featured on our 2024 Christmas card and will also receive a cash prize of $150. Additionally, there will be two – runners-up who will receive a cash prize of $25 and acknowledgment in Chugachmiut media outlets. Submissions must tie in the 50^th anniversary theme: Self Determination at its best: 50 years of Service to the Chugach Region; Building The Next Generation.

Artwork must be submitted digitally and include an artwork release form. Submit artwork to media@chugachmiut.org by Friday, November 15, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. (AKST).

The contest is open to everyone of all ages. Once submitted, Chugachmiut assumes all rights to the artwork, including the right to sell, destroy, and/or reuse it.

Christmas Card Contest Rules

1. The contest is open to all ages. Minors must have a parent or guardian’s approval.
2. Special consideration may be given to entrants that reside in or are a member of one of the seven (7) Tribes Chugachmiut serves: Chenega, Eyak (Cordova), Nanwalek, Port Graham, Qutekcak (Seward), Tatitlek, or Valdez.
3. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Submissions can be emailed to media@chugachmiut.org and should include “Christmas Card Contest” as the subject.
4. All submissions must include an artwork release form. For minors, a parent or guardian must sign the form.
5. You must be the creator of the art you submit. If it can be submitted electronically, artwork is not limited to a specific media.
6. Artwork must be able to fit on a 5×7 card.
7. Artwork should reflect the 50^th anniversary theme.
8. Lower-quality images can be entered for the contest as long as a high-quality image can be provided upon request of winning.
9. There will be three prizes. One grand prize: The grand prize winner will be featured on our 2024 Christmas card and receive a cash prize of $200; there will be two runners-up who receive a cash prize of $50 and acknowledgment in Chugachmiut media outlets.

Download the artwork release form below.

Join us on Wednesdays at 11 am for our Recovery Group at the Qutekcak Native Tribe in Seward. Open to all adults, with confidentiality assured. Contact Giovanna Atkins, LMSW, at Giovanna@Chugachmiut.org or (907) 224-4914 with any questions.

 

Cama’i! Join us for our virtual Laugh & Learn on Wednesday, August 14, at 2 p.m. Jim Miller will present on Using Alaska Native Ancestral Ways for Healing from Trauma and Addiction. Don’t miss out—join us on Zoom for this inspiring session! Contact Barbara Siefert at BarbaraS@Chugachmiut.org ahead of time for the Zoom link. Quyanaa/AwA’ahdah!

Chugachmiut is seeking art submissions for a patch design to be worn on the Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) uniform. We invite artists from our region to submit their color artwork, whether drawing or digital, for consideration. Selected art will be used to create a unique patch symbolic of the Sugpiaq heritage and Chugach region.

Submission Guidelines:

• Purpose: To gather color artwork from artists from the Chugach region* for use in a patch design. The artwork should represent both the Sugpiaq heritage and the Chugach region.
• Compensation: The top three designs will be recognized and compensated as follows:
  • First – $500
  • Second – $250
  • Third – $100
• Submission Deadline Extended: October 31, 2024
• How to Submit: Please send a high-resolution image of your artwork, a brief description, and contact information to media@chugachmuit.org.
• Selection Criteria: Submissions will be evaluated based on creativity, relevance to cultural awareness, and suitability for adaptation into a public safety patch.

Selection Process:

• A committee will review all submissions.
• Selected artists will be notified by November 8, 2024.

We may work with the selected artist to make necessary edits that align with the purpose. If none of the submissions meet our needs, we may collaborate with a regional artist to design the patch identified through this process. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Angela Gonzalez, Communications Manager, at (907) 562-4155, (800) 478-4155 (toll-free), or media@chugachmuit.org.

*Chugachmiut is an Alaska Native 501(c)3 non-profit agency incorporated in 1974 to serve the seven Native tribes in the Chugach Region, including the communities of Chenega, Eyak, Nanwalek, Port Graham, Qutekcak, Tatitlek, and Valdez.

We look forward to seeing your creative submissions!

Chugachmiut requests qualifications for an External Evaluator for an Education Innovation & Research Early Phase Grant to serve as an external evaluator to the Chugach Identity Project, a social-emotional learning intervention to regional high schools to improve learning factors related to identity, belonging, and place hood.

Budget: Up to $80K annually for five years or up to $400K

Deadline: Monday, July 15, 2024, at 5 PM AKST

KEY CONTACTS

• Paul McDonogh, Department of Education Director. Phone: 907-562-4155. Email: paul@chugachmiut.org
• Andrew C. Garner, Grants Administrator. Phone: 907-334-0133. Email: andrewg@chugachmiut.org

Please email complete proposals to paul@chugachmiut.org and andrewg@chugachmiut.org. Do not hesitate to contact either Key Contact if assistance is required.

Download the External Evaluator RFQ below:

Chugachmiut requests quotes from qualified land surveyors to conduct a meets and bounds survey to generate an exhibit with a legal description for a vacant lot in Port Graham, Alaska. Chugachmiut will accept and review quotes from firms with demonstrated experience performing meets and bounds land surveys and give priority preference to responses that indicate prior experience working in rural Alaska and previous work with Alaska Native/American Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

The vacant lot, hereafter referred to as Lot A, is in Port Graham. It is rectangular and measures 161′ by 229′, or 36,021.82 sq. ft. total. The lot is undeveloped and not road accessible; access is made by brief hiking through two preceding lots. Lot A has been identified as the future site of a Chugachmiut Head Start facility.

Up to $3,000.00 is available for this contract to perform the meets and bounds survey and prepare an exhibit with a legal description for Lot A in Port Graham.

We invite you to submit a quote for consideration by 5 p.m. AKST Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

KEY CONTACTS

• Kristin Ramstad, Head Start Director. Phone: 907-334-0123. Email: kristinr@chugachmiut.org
• Andrew C. Garner, Grants Administrator. Phone: 907-334-0133. Email: andrewg@chugachmiut.org

Please submit your quote via email to Andrew C. Garner or by mail to ATTN: Andrew C. Garner, Chugachmiut, 1840 Bragaw Street, Office 214, Anchorage, AK 99508-3463.

Download the Land Surveying Services RFQ below:

Cama’i! Join us for our virtual Laugh & Learn on Wednesday, July 3, at 2 p.m. Jim Miller, Traditional Counselor at Chugachmiut Division of Community and Family Services, will present “Into the Light: Recovery for Sexually Abused Men.”

Contact sandrak@chugachmiut.org for the Zoom link. Quyanaa/AwA’ahdah! #chugachmiutwellness

Chugachmiut has the following announcements for opportunities for our Education Innovation & Research Early Phase Grant FY24.

Request for Qualifications: Evaluator

Chugachmiut requests considerations from qualified researchers or research firms (henceforth referred to as the “researcher”) to serve as Principal Investigators in a five-year grant application to the federal Department of Education for the FY24 Education Innovation and Research Grant (Assistance Listing Number: 84.411C Early Phase Grants). Chugachmiut is preparing an application for a five-year development of a transformative education partnership between the Chugachmiut Tribal Education Department and three remote/rural Alaska Native tribes and public high schools. (This partnership project will be henceforth referred to as the “Intervention”). Within the budget of $1 million over 5 years, we invite researchers to submit a proposal outlining the qualifications of serving as the Principal Investigator of this Intervention. Download the Request for Qualifications at: https://www.chugachmiut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RFQ-FY24-EIR-Grant-Evaluator.pdf.

Request for Proposals: Consultant

Chugachmiut requests proposals from qualified individuals or firms (henceforth referred to as the “consultant”) to partner in a five-year grant application to the federal Department of Education for the FY24 Education Innovation and Research Grant (Assistance Listing Number: 84.411C Early Phase Grants). Chugachmiut is preparing an application for a five-year grant project that will incorporate a place-based teaching model incorporating Indigenous artists into the school curricula of three remote/rural high schools (henceforth referred to as the “Intervention”). The Intervention is expected to improve the social-emotional learning factors related to identity, belonging, and placehood—ultimately impacting comprehensive school success. The consultant will oversee and direct the implementation and alignment of the grant project into the three partner schools. We invite consultants to submit a proposal for consideration by 5 PM AKT Thursday, July 12, 2024. The expected contract amount is $1 million over five years, but proposals may be considered above this amount if added costs are necessary. If proposing a larger budget, please contact Chugachmiut staff before submitting a proposal. Download the Request for Proposals here: https://www.chugachmiut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RFP-FY24-EIR-Intervention-Consultant.pdf.

Submission: Please email complete proposals to paul@chugachmiut.org and andrewg@chugachmiut.org. If assistance is required, please contact either of the Key Contacts to receive technical assistance.

Deadline:  All proposals must be received by 5 PM AKST on Thursday, July 12, 2024.

Key contacts:

Paul McDonogh Department of Education Director paul@chugachmiut.org (907) 562-4155

Andrew Garner Grants Administrator andrewg@chugachmiut.org (907) 334-0133

Chugachmiut requests quotes from grant writers to develop and write a preliminary grant proposal for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program (Opportunity Number 24-565). Chugachmiut will accept and review quotes from grant writers with significant previous experience developing competitive proposals for renewable energy projects and give priority preference to responses that indicate prior experience working in rural Alaska, prior work with Alaska Native/ American Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and significant professional experience and education credentials regarding marine energy and saltwater desalination systems.

The preliminary proposal is to develop a regional innovation engine in Southcentral Alaska to research, implement, and promote marine energy generation and saltwater desalination. To accomplish this goal, Chugachmiut will conduct a marine energy feasibility study and environmental assessment and develop a comprehensive strategic plan to support the implementation of the regional innovation engine.

We invite individuals to submit proposals for consideration by 5 p.m. AKST on Friday, June 28, 2024.

Key contact: Andrew C. Garner, Grants Department Manager, (907) 334-0133, andrewg@chugachmuit.org. Toll free: (800) 478-4155.

Please submit your quote via email to ATTN: Andrew C. Garner, Chugachmiut 1840 Bragaw Street, Office 214, Anchorage, AK 99508-3463.

Download the Grant Writing Services RFQ below: